Topic: Penumbra: Collection -- Update: Collection is $5 on Steam this weekend (Reply 5)

[MysterD]

The next batch of Penumbra games will go EPISODIC.
The first (commercial) episode will be Penumbra: Overture.

Link:
http://bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&threadid=71511

Monday, October 02, 2006
   
Penumbra Goes Episodic [October 02, 2006, 8:36 pm ET] - 1 Comment
Episodic Cliff Hangers - Penumbra: Overture announces Lexicon Entertainment will be publishing Penumbra: Overture, also revealing that the first-person horror/survival game will be following the emerging trend towards episodic games. It turns out the Penumbra: Overture Website went live recently (thanks Frans), offering the first two screenshots from the project, and here's a bit from the announcement:

    Developed by Swedish developer Frictional Games, Penumbra: Overture is an enthralling first person action adventure using an advanced and internally developed real-time 3D engine which conveys player freedom and immersion aiding an already captivating storyline where the player has to use his/her wits to guide the protagonist on his quest to unravel the past.

    The first episode takes place in an underground facility on Greenland where the player finds himself alone, confused and with no way to get out. Something is wrong… where is everyone, and what are those strange noises?
    ...
    You are on your own, except for some dangerous creatures and will survive and succeed on your guile. There will not be any direct character conversations and you learn about what is going on through radio transmissions, notes, and books and by examining the environment.

    Penumbra: Overture is not about mindless violence, although there will be occasions when you will have to face a number of truly horrifying and unpleasant creatures and combat is implemented in such a way that an enemy is very hard to kill. Trying to use a weapon is really a last resort. At best the player will manage to knock the enemy out for a short time period allowing her/him to escape and hide. Various objects in the environment will also be useful for stopping enemies. Rocks can be thrown and heavy boxes can be pushed over enemies. There are also inventive actions like being able to break a beam and thereby letting large rocks fall onto an enemy. These are just a few measures you may have to undertake to get out of a dangerous encounter.

Those who never seen or heard of the original Penumbra, which was made really to be a tech demo, is here w/ info on it:
http://frictionalgames.com/penumbra

And the free original tech demo/game is here, which is 160 MB:
http://frictionalgames.com/penumbradownload

[idolminds]

Penumbra was pretty cool.

[MysterD]

Penumbra was pretty cool.

I DL'ed the free original and set my controls up, but that's about the extent of it....

How long is Penumbra?

[idolminds]

Its fairly short. I didnt beat it since I got stuck on a puzzle, but its a neat game. If the flesh it out a little I can see it making for a nice episodic experience. Though, I'm not sure how much I'd pay for it.

[MysterD]

Penumbra: Collection announced for Early 2009.
It will contain the three Penumbra episodes -- Overture, Black Plague, and Requiem.

[MysterD]

Penumbra Collection is $5 on Steam for the weekend.

[idolminds]

I picked up the first 2 for about $6 each at Big Lots. Scary buggers.

[Quemaqua]

Also, Steam increases the fear and loathing you'll experience by 150%.

ZING.  But yeah, that seems like a pretty damned good deal.  The games looked interesting.  I always kinda' wanted to try them, but never quite made the leap.  Sadly, a Steam sale isn't going to be doing the convincing.  GOG.com sale would, though.

[MysterD]

I picked up the first 2 for about $6 each at Big Lots. Scary buggers.

I started playing the Penumbra DEMO last night.
Yeah, this looks like for all three Episodes, it's probably worth $5 all together.